Wilmington, NC News

Archive for January, 2009

When quilt maker Iris Simmons read president-elect Barack Obama’s book “The Audacity of Hope,” she had no idea that her work would be used to help commemorate his upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C.

By Gareth McGrath<br>Staff Writer<br>With the stroke of a pen, President Bush this week placed thousands of miles of critical marine habitat off limits to commercial fishing and oil and gas exploration.